michael jackson died that he had not wanted to live any longer. talk to us about that. >> the problem there, jean, was, the fact that michael realized he could not do the 50 days. his standard of performance is extremely high. he has always promised he would never perform less than 100%. unfortunately, he needed proper medical attention and he said he didn't think he could pull it off. and by not pulling off those 50 dates, he had hundreds of million dollars in debt. he just felt this was the end. how was he going -- >> you wrote in the book, he told me two hours after he died that, quote, michael was tired of living. explain that. >> well, what the source meant there was michael was confused. he really did not know where to turn because of all the debts. he didn't know how to dig himself out of it. he knew, and i said this the night his concert tour was announced. i said i'm not even buying my plane tickets. i said these concerts would never happen. michael jackson realized quickly -- he was in a wheelchair wearing a surgical mask. they tried to p

joe jackson was there for michael at every turn. having them come together at this moment is solemn and symbolic. >> katherine jackson is now the guardian for michael jackson's three children. we have not seen them emerging from the vehicles, but we anticipate they will be at this ceremony right now and here at the staples center. >> brian, has the family held tight together? i mean, anderson talked about the ups and the downs very much in public view, are they still all very close? >> they are, indeed. you have, in addition to michael, you have janet, randy, marlon, tito, jermaine, and the sisters, they have all come together. throughout the years, the music careers, they have each had single careers. tito does bass and jazz music, jermaine has had a recording contract, but all of them have music in their vains, but also the love for the family in their veins. >> it is so interesting to watch as a large number of the suvs and blacktown cars have pulled up at the forest lawn cemetery to begin this private service. it was supposed to

did michael jackson engage in parental alienation syndrome where he said bad things about her? you don't have a mom. your mom abandoned her? what does the situation mean? can debbie rowe communication with mrs. jackson? i would get them to talk to each other and figure out where the communication breakdowns are. can they keep the student schedule, attachment, favorite activities and toys consistent from household to household? most importantly, what do the children want? where are their primary attachments and keeping that as intact as possible? >> gloria allred. there was a lot of emphasis saying this was not a money deal even though she gets a continuation of spousal support. what do you make of it? >> debbie rowe gets spousal support. also, katherine jackson, of course, is going to get a family allowance to support the children. i think it would have been inappropriate for debbie rowe to receive any additional funds. i'm glad this is the result and i hope it will be in the best interest of the children. @@@@@@@ >>> we are here inside -- chief of anesthesiologist here. propofo

the mystery around the death of michael jackson intensifies. >> investigation into michael jackson'seath might turn into a criminal case. the l.a. police chief confirms that jackson's doctors are being investigated and criminal charges could result. doctors not cooperating were issued subpoenas. >> the coroners office has a list of doctors they have been interviewing. doctor klein is on that list as well as dr. conrad murray, the doctor that was with michael when he collapsed. >> his alleged drug use. they told police jackson took more than ten xanax pills each night and at one point used 30 to 40 pills. >> according to this document, one of the security guards said he would get xanax prescriptions under fictitious names. one named five doctors writing prescriptions for michael jackson. he said in several states across the country. he drove jack sson to different doctors offices which paints a picture of doctor shopping. one security guard described him as sharp and in-tune, then afterwards, out of it and sedated. there's plenty here that paints a dark picture of his drug habit and t

i love you, michael jackson. >> my name is kenny ortega. thank you. we knew we had to do it here. we knew we had to invite the world to join us here, michael's house. we were immediately surrounded by countless family, artists, and friends who unconditionally made this day possible. we knew we had to celebrate michael's life through his music as well as commemorate his passing. both ken and i walked with michael over the years. michael and i were here in the final stages of mounting what we all knew and all saw. it was also -- it was also i think his greatest personal work. we did it all right here in this place, thee and the human race ♪ ♪ there are people starving if you care enough for the living ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ though it's plain to see all that's happening ♪ ♪ let your spirit never die ♪ in my heart i feel you are my brother, create a world we live in ♪ ♪ together we'll cry happy tears ♪ ♪ we can build together if you care enough for the living ♪ ♪ make a better place ♪ heal the world make it a better place for you and me and the human race ♪ ♪ there are

now, michael jackson, the superstar. ears old when he hit the big time with his four brothers. even as popular as he was as the lead singer of the jackson 5, i doubt anybody could have predicted what would happen next. a messy business break-up actually led to a partnership that would shift his career into high gear. michael linked up with then little-known music director by the name of quincy jones. quincy helps michael skyrocket to superstardom. the road was anything but smooth. a shocking accident left michael with a lifetime of physical and emotional scars. our showbiz special report continues as cnn presents "the man in the mirror," here is don lemon for "showbiz tonight." >> reporter: by 1975, the jackson 5 made a highly publicized split from motown. jackson would turn to quincy jones, then musical director for "the wiz," now multigrammy winner arranger and composer. >> i said i would like to take a shot at producing your record. we started to get going and the record company said, no quincy is too jazzy. he is not

michael jackson had so many doctors, they should call them the jackson 12.here's a whole host of people who were giving prescriptions to this guy, prescriptions that probably were not warranted. the fact that this guy had diprivan in his house is outrageous. that should only be in a surgical setting. all of those doctors are going to go down, and some of them are going to go down for murder. >> and to you, natisha lance, on the story from the very beginning, what can you tell me about grandmother katherine jackson being manipulated into trying to declare michael jackson incompetent at the time he signed his will? >> well, katherine jackson filed a petition today, nancy, and in this petition, she is asking to assume that role as the administer. there's two executives already on the will, and what we're being told, the only way the will would be able to be found null and void is if michael jackson was found to be incompetent when he signed his name on that will back in 2002. >> lenard leeds, how likely is it -- they're mounting a battle of incompetence, trying

>> the mystery surrounding michael jackson's death is only intensifying. trying to get in to jackson's a-list memorial set for tomorrow at staples center, l.a. what are we hearing, elie, about forest lawn cemetery? >> right, well, forest lawn cemetery, very famous cemetery in the l.a. area. at 8:00 a.m. before the public memorial, the jackson family is going to have some sort of private service there. >> and now that that's out there, are they expecting that to be mobbed at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning? >> that's a good question. well, there's five different -- at least five forest lawn locations in l.a. we're not sure which will be used. >> and standing by there at the staples center. paul, how long have these people been camped out to get to the memorial? >> well, they've been camped out for a while. as i told you before, nancy, it's somewhat deceptive. the people behind me over the right shoulder are actually signing a mural to michael jackson. those people aren't necessarily going to be the same people who come to the memorial tomorrow. the people who com

you have been a long-time friend of michael jackson's. h and his life. i think i was the only individual that dared to shout at michael and, indeed, on numerous occasions i simply screamed, michael, you will die if you continue this, this will kill you. i was living in england, he traveled the world. and he lacked a person next to him, somebody who really cared for michael. >> with us is uri geller from london, england a. long time friend of mr. jackson's. mr. geller, where would he get the prescription drugs? >> nancy, i agree with you. i wish we knew where he was getting them. some of the people around him never said no to michael. what michael wanted, he got. >> i remember on a few occasions i had to sleep next to his bed on the floor. i slept in sitting rooms next to his bedroom, to make sure that he will wake up coherent the next day, that we could go out to the places we wanted to go. but i must add something else, this is very important, please let me finish. you know, nancy, the great tragedy of his life, of michael's life is that

and michael jackson exclusive. re taking you inside the las vegas estate where jackson supposedly wanted to start a new life. that is your "showbiz tonight" news break. tvs most provocative entertainment news show starts at the top of the hour all right here on hln.

plus, did michael jackson have a secret fourth child? ill you hear what his dad joe jackson had to say about that. also, jon and kate's family feud, unbelievable attack from kate's own brother and sister-in-law. and why they say jon and kate's kids are in danger. >>> and joan rivers on camera freak out. joan goes off about going off on live tv. she talks to "showbiz tonight," all about her f-bomb rant. you definitely don't want to miss it. that's your "showbiz tonight" news break. 

brian monroe is still with us, the last man to interview michael jackson. that michael said in that last interview that would be poignant today, the day of michael jackson's memorial? >> well, you know, i remember i asked him about the occasion of the interview was the 25th anniversary of "thriller" so i asked him to rewind 25 years ago and tell me the difference between the michael jackson 25 years ago and the michael jackson today. he said the one main difference is that he has kids, a family and how those children have really made him whole. his son blanket was there at the interview and watching today, on that last shot with all the brothers and sisters and the children on the stage, if you look real closely, blanket was tucked in right in the middle of that giant hug. that's where blanket and paris and prince michael really belong is right in the middle of that love. right in the middle of that family. >> and i think that's the one message that came through to all of us today is that michael jackson, yes, he's the icon, yes, he's the singer, the superst

video pioneer award to michael jackson. >> again, i saw thank you. ut i must confess that it feels good to be thought of as a person and not as a personality. >> fame, fortune, they are all there. ♪ ♪ i'm bad, i'm bad ♪ you know, i'm bad, i'm bad, you know it ♪ ♪ you know, i'm bad, i'm bad, you know it ♪ ♪ you know, you know, you know, come on ♪ ♪ the whole world tries to answer right now tell you once again, who's bad ♪ ♪? who's bad? who's bad? had who's bad? ♪ you are not alone, i am here with you ♪ ♪ though you are far away, i am here to stay ♪ ♪ but you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ though you're far away ♪ i am here to stay ♪ you are not alone ♪ i am here with you ♪ though we're far apart ♪ you're always in my heart ♪ you are not alone ♪ not alone, not alone, you and me, not alone ♪ ♪ no, together >> there was an amazing video reminding all of us what a talent michael jackson certainly was, not only a great singer but an amazing dancer as well. donna brazile made that point just a little while ago. donna, when we were watching that video a

secret files on michael jackson. the documents are dated back to 2004. california detectives investigating jackson stumbled on what could be a dark, disturbing obsession with prescription drugs. former security guards told them the king of pop would take huge doses of xanax, more than ten pills a night. even said jackson traveled out of state just to get more prescriptions. right now we're waiting on a coroner's report whether jackson's death will be ruled a homicide. could there be criminal charges down the road? joining me now to talk about all of this, natisha lance, a producer for "nancy grace," and amelia kay, a defense attorney and former prosecutor. all right, natisha, let's start with you. 2004, all this stuff that's coming out. what are we learning now about michael jackson and prescription drugs? >> well, just like you mentioned, vinny, we're hearing michael jackson took ten xanax pills a night. this is coming from one security guard. when he found out about this information, he went to another staff history said, well, michael jackson's actuall

michael jackson, baby, honey! this is history. >> some of winners immediately turned around and signed up on ebay, hoping in what's become quite a long tradition, to make some money off mr. jackson. but the online auction site is said to be deleting the sales offers as soon as they're spotted, and the lapd will have undercover cops in the crowd looking for scalpers. >> when we identify them, they will be arrested and they will go to jail. >> today the family announced the names of some of those who will participate in the service, including mariah carey, kobe bryant, jennifer hudson, usher, brooke shields, and stevie wonder. while the guest list is far from complete, here's who apparently won't be coming. >> do not touch me! >> jackson's ex-wife debbie rowe who thought the paparazzi were getting too up close and personal last night. >> are you ready to fight for your children? >> are you ready to get your butt kicked? don't touch me. >> she said she'll celebrate privately, as for the children jesse jackson is one o

michael jackson as an individual recording artist. the jacksons when they did the big "victory" tour which was so successful and even the later days of michael, after "off the wall" which was my favorite album and "thriller" which was the biggest seller on of all-time and "dangerous" and invigesible" and a few new ones. different phases of michael's life. we saw there was universal love and respect for his music, even despite the controversy and despite the many phases he personally went through, and the challenges and the struggles he had battling the demons inside himself. >> joining us in new york is donna brazile as well as roland martin and jeff toobin. donna, you talked about your early remembrances of michael jackson, is there a song, you know, that when you think of michael jackson you think of? >> oh, from the beginning "i want you back" to "got to be there" momma's pearls," abc." i danielsed to all of michael's music. i loved him. as a child growing up, in louisiana, every month my mother would give us a couple of dollars. i

long time friend. >>> today is an emotional one for michael jacksoney say good-bye to the king of pop. throughout the morning, correspondent richard lui will share your thoughts on today's memorial and memories of jackson. we're getting a lot of feedback. >> we are. i'd like to look at some of the happier moments of folks as they think back to michael jackson, go to cnn.com/robin and get a link and cnn.com. what i have in front of me are i-reporters, janie lambert from 1984. her son didn't ask much on christmas 25 years ago. what he wanted according to his mom was a complete michael jackson experience, boom box, jackson-style clothing, black penny loafers, white socks, glitter gloves, the whole nine yards and he obviously got part of that. i go over to another i-reporter, this i-reporter we're looking at now if i can move over here, there it is. this one right here. alan light from 1988, he was walking down the beach, he saw this guy wearing a blue hat, red shirt, black pants and shoes on the beach. he said it was strange, everybody else was wearing s

michael jackson -- she said michael jackson begged her.hael jackson didn't beg anyone for anything. and i find that very difficult to believe. so i'd love to hear her answers to those questions first. i have a couple of more. >> miss lee, very quickly, your response. >> yes. my -- i'm also a nurse practitioner. and a physician assistant. and also a -- mr. jackson felt very comfortable with me. he was begging for -- i won't say begging. he wanted sleep. he had insomnia. and he was asking for something to help him to sleep. >> all right. thank you so much, everyone. tonight, we are on the search for nancy grace's number one fan. please, send usa e-mail or i-report telling us why you sea for nancy grace's number one fan. please send us an e-mail or ireport telling us why you are nancy's number one fan. the best submissions will air on the show. you will win an autographed copy. plus a trip to new york to meet nancy yourself. get your video cameras ready. >> i want to thank you for your calls and e-mails about "11th victim" comes out on august

laying the groundwork for a graceland-like michael jackson burial theme park. sister janet pleading for a family intervention to save jackson's life. well, that never happened. after jackson ordered a fleet of bodyguards to keep the family out, even refusing calls from his 79-year-old mother. sources reveal needle marks in jackson's neck. that's right. his neck. bearing signs of drug injections. his other veins riddled with track marks. many actually collapsing from iv use. confirming, a report surfacing last week many branded as an autopsy fake. now comes reports needle marks discovered all over his body, including neck, ankles, legs. his skin paper white. white as a t-shirt. his bald head matching. his body emaciated. all in direct contrast to private video of his full dress rehearsal just hours before his death. multiple vials of drugs found in his home. drugs banned for consumer use only found behind locked doors in the o.r. jackson reportedly ingesting up to 10,000 pills in just six months. including a reported 40 xanax a night. 40 xanax pills a night. who?

he met michael jackson in 2006. at that time michael jackson parentally started referring to dr. murray for medical treatment as well as they have a friendship according to conrad murray's pr spokesperson. but then he was also signed on once michael jackson signed on to do this tour with aeg, he was going to be the personal physician for that. 'parentally conducted this very long extensive physical that michael jackson underwent for that. getting him ready for. this he was on call for michael jackson during his last hours as well. >> now ken baker, wasn't -- didn't he ask initially for some exorbitant amount, $1 million a month? >> it was reported actually in a "rolling stone" article that he asked for $1 million a month. but he was on a sal riff $150,000 a month. we looked into the past -- i'm sorry. >> $150,000 a month? >> yeah. not a bad gig. what i was going to say, not a bad gig for someone who actually we looked at records. he has had some financial issues. he did lose some civil cases. there were judgments ag

we are missing michael jackson. know we have him. ♪ just call my name and i'll be there ♪ ♪ i'll be there ♪ i'll be there ♪ i'll be there baby >> good evening and welcome to this special edition of "dateline." as a young boy, michael jackson brought crowds to their feet with the purity of his voice and perfection of his dancing. today in death, he brought millions to tears in a shared moment of grief as people all over the world stopped what they were doing to watch the emotional and at times electrifying memorial that unfolded here. to honor one of the most epic and tragic figures in modern american life, it began with the gold casket being rolled in by his brothers and with the children taking the stage as their father so loved to do. his 11-year-old daughter paris' voice heard by the world for the first time, breaking down as she remembers her father. we have never heard so many people close to michael jackson speak to openly and personally about him until today, almost as if we had to wait until his death to hea

those who loved michael jackson, they'll say it's michael jackson in his top form. >> he was very energetically was at rehearsal. >> others might say that he looked thin. and we don't see many dance moves. >> the nation's top drug cops are now joining the investigation. dea agents looking specifically at the role that prescription drugs could have played in michael jackson's death. >> he was so adamant about, i will pay any amount of money for someone to help me to sleep. i looked at him and that was the first time i got this chill through my body. i said, michael, if you take that medicine, you might not wake up. >> michael jackson's will continuing to create a lot of buzz, especially the section about who he wanted to care for his kids. >> katherine jackson nominated as guardian of his three kids. diana ross, the backup. debra rowe birth mother of the two oldest kids, specifically excluded. >> will she put up a fight for jackson's kids? rowe's attorney says she has not decided yet. ♪ some things in life they just don't wanna see ♪ ♪ but if martin luther was livin' ♪ >> straight out to pau

a bombshell custody deal in the michael jackson case. n's mom and debbie rowe reach an agreement. so who gets the kids and will any money be involved? i'll have the explosive answers. >>> plus, did michael jackson have a secret fourth child? wait until you hear what his dad joe jackson had to say about that. >>> also, jon and kate's family feud. an unbelievable attack from kate's own brother and sister-in-law. and why they say jon and kate's kids are in danger. >>> and joan rivers on camera freakout. joan goes off about going off on live tv. she talks to "showbiz tonight" all about her f bomb rant. that is your "showbiz tonight" news break. tv's most provocative entertainment news show starts at the top of the hour, right here on hln.

the family entered forest lawn cemetery and paris and brothers and michael jackson's siblings said anntimate good-bye. it was just as his mother katherine jackson wanted it, short, subdued and private. outside the staples center, the mood, reflective, quiet. inside the crowd was solemn, but warm and friendly. the ceremony started with smokey robinson reading a message from diana ross. one of jackson's closest friends. >> i want you know that even though i'm not at the staples center i'm there in heart. i've decided to pause and be silent. ♪ >> his brothers tito, jackie, randy and jermaine ushered in a golden casket. covered in red flowers. each brother wearing a single sequinned glove. ♪ the children seemed composed. his 7-year-old son blanket holding a michael jackson doll. the child's own long black hair like the doll pulled back in a ponytail. ♪ ♪ you and i will make a pact we must bring salvation back ♪ ♪ where there is love >> the children listened soberly as a galaxy of stars stepped on stage to sing, read poetry and talk about their father. ♪ we miss you. >> we are missing mich

the city of gary plans to host its own public memorial on friday. >> and our michael jackson coverageg here on abc news. later this half hour, how professional dancers are remembering jackson's unforgettable technique. >> the president and the first family travel to italy this morning where mr. obama attends high-level meetings with other world leaders. before leaving moscow the president said the u.s. want as strong, peaceful and prosperous russia. viviana hurtado has more from washington. >> reporter: president obama is meeting in italy with leaders from that country ahead of the g-8 sum that will focus on the global economy and international security. in meetings with the russian president, the prime minister, graduate students and opposition politicians, president obama tried to solve u.s.-russian relations. >> we may not end up agreeing on everything but i think that we can have a tone of mutual respect and consultation that will serve both the american people and the russian people well. >> reporter: mr. obama's approach may be reaping fruits. the white house says presidents oba

michael eric met jackson a few years ago and will attend today's memorial. you hear me now"? michael, always a pleasure to see you. >> always good to see you, meredith. >> you met michael at a rather interesting location. tell us about it. >> it was at a johnnie cochran funeral a few years back. and i was in the bathroom and a figure after we had washed our hands, of course, reached out to shake my hand and said, i love how you speak of television. it was michael jackson. i said well i love how you perform onstage. and it was a surreal moment. we were born the same here. him in august and i was born in october. so i had been tracking, tracing, and marvelling at at him for all of this years. it was an honor to meet him. >> there's a chapter called icons and you write this about michael jackson. he is one of the greatest prodigies of world musical history. you'd have to turn to a cat like mozart for a parallel figure who at 6 or 7 years old is already at sump an advanced level of mastery of his craft. was he a musical genius as a kid? >> absolutely right. at 6

michael katherine. and in 1999, they divorced. jackson was granted full custody of the children. gled his newborn son, prince michael ii, from a balcony of a berlin hotel. >> when he dangled the baby, it's just, here's michael again being the class clown who doesn't even realize he's the class clown. he thinks he's being loving. it's sort of like the anti-king midas. everything he wants to do just gets screwed up. >> reporter: just a year later, jackson was catapulted back into the limelight when he was featured in the martin bashir documentary "living with michael jackson." in that documentary, 44-year-old jackson admitted to letting children sleep with him in his bed at neverland but he insisted it wasn't sexual. that all he did was tuck them in. >> reporter: author and self-proclaimed psychic uri geller was a friend of jackson's. he said he urged the singer to keep children out of his bedroom. >> i was the only person who had the chutzpah to scream at him and tell him this business of inviting children to his bedroom is wrong. and michael just stared at me. >> now you have this

they are smart, they know what happens in the commotion of michael jackson. >> you got joe jackson whot he beat michael and was also otherwise abusive. you have katherine who couldn't protect her own son from allegedly this monster. then you got debbie rowe, well she is no prize. >> out to the lines, cleo, indiana. hi, cleo. >> caller: hello. >> hi, dear, what's your question? >> caller: thank you, nancy for this time. the question is about the nurse. they have what they call mandated reporting. i'm wondering when she got this information from michael jackson about these drugs, why didn't she report it right away? >> to mike walker, "national enquirer," why didn't she? >> that is very puzzling. as the lady said you have to report things like this. you have to tell people when you know that people are taking dangerous drugs. even doctors, think about it. michael jackson we know he takes drugs. why is he getting access of drugs when he's under the supervision of a doctor? yes, this woman, if she is authentic, she should have come forward long before. >> i don't know how you would get you

was michael jackson's death a homicide? allegations from michael's family. plus the custody battle over michael's children. why was a hearing with jackson's mom and debbie rowe mysteriously canceled? tonight, "showbiz tonight" has all the late-breaking developments. >>> also jon minus kate plus one date. wait until you hear this. jon gosselin is actually dating the daughter of the guy who did kate's tummy tuck. >>> and levi johnston speaks out about sarah palin. the father of palin's grandchild can't seem to keep his mouth shut. he says he knows why palin is quitting her job as governor. that's your showbiz nuke break, and it starts right here at the top of the hour right here on hln.

this could be where michael jackson is buried. we know tomorrow cnn has learned there will be a gathering of the jackson family here at 8:00 local time, two hours before the public memorial. but that is all that we can confirm at this moment. there's going to be a gathering. and yet, larry, you may be able to see over my shoulder, there are security guards here, they've been barricading the entrance. even some michael jackson fans who have come out. they seem to think there's something going to happen here. we don't know whether or not michael jackson's body will come here or whether he'll be buried here. but we do know there's going to be some kind of gathering here, larry, so i think people have to put two and two together. we'll see what comes out of it. >> larry: susan, is a gathering a funeral? >> reporter: we have not been told that word. we've just been told, larry, a gathering. so it would be wonderful if we could say yes, there's going to be a private funeral here and michael jackson will be buried here, but we don't have

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when michael accused of child molestation. joe jackson two made amends. michael turned a corner with joe, when he himself became a father of three. >> i think michael began to realize that even though joe did many of the wrong things, perhaps he did them for the right reasons. >> reporter: even in death, their strange bond on display yet again. joe promoting a new music company during a press conference on his son's death. >> the company is called -- >> reporter: and michael excluding his dad from his estate in his final will. ben tracy, cbs news, los angeles. >> we have probably not heard the end of that. joining us for an exclusive interview is teddy riley. he produced the hugely popular "dangerous" and "invincible" albums. >> welcome. this is all a testament to michael jackson's career no. one in the world like michael jackson. why do you think that is, teddy? after working with him so closely? >> he's thehumanitarian, of all time this is bigger than the super bowl, bigger than fourth of july. i was just twittering -- i mean, it's craz

according to his las vegas realtor, this ten-acre estate was to be michael jackson's vegas wonderland. >> this is the only house i showed michael out of a ten or a dozen where he came outside. he came outside with no umbrella, no mask on. just came out here with the kids to see the grounds of the property. >> instead, he placed jackson and his family in this leased home. it was not up to par, he says, but jackson was building a life in las vegas and also trying to build back his wealth. >> i know that michael really liked the idea of being able to perform in one location night after night. he loved the fact that the kids could actually have a place to call home and not move around with him since they're always going everywhere with him. >> the estate is filled with quirky appeals, secret tunnels leading to a gun range jackson wanted to turn into a music studio. a barber chair in the master bath, a full gym, and a theater room, and 20-car garage where he and his family could load into and out of cars out of view. at the time, just back from his self-exile in bahrain and ireland, jackso

attorney for the jackson family has inquired about burying michael jackson at neverland ranch. omething jermaine jackson told cnn he'd like to see happen. >> i would love to see him here. there's a special place right over near the train station, right over there. >> what's unclear is if everyone in the family wants neverland to be jackson's final resting place. joe jackson seemed to shoot it down when asked about it in the days after jackson's death. >> that's not true. that's not -- that's not true. >> straight out to ellie. ellie, what can you tell me? it seems like the whole kit and caboodle are showing up in court on monday regarding guardianship. does that include debbie rowe? >> we don't know if debbie rowe's going to show up. her attorneys say they'll be there. debbie rowe hasn't filed anything indicating her intentions but she told a local l.a. station she plans to fight for her kids. and to you, lewis levinson, state attorney from new york, what do you think will happen on monday? >> well, it's fair to say that the judge is going to follow the recommendation of the wil

back into michael jackson's life as his attorney. >> he's back in the life of michael jackson as hisdeath. it seems to me katherine jackson doesn't have a leg to stand on. to you, leonard lee, you're the estate attorney. why is she so dead set of getting control of this estate? and why did the executors have to put up $1 million bond out of their own pockets? >> well, first of all, remember, she's married to joseph. joseph thinks he controls the estate. he wants the money. he was out there right after the death of michael. and with respect to the million dollars, i don't think it was enough. basically what they're saying is if the executors are in full control, what if they commit some kind of breach of fiduciary duty? how is the estate going to be protected? the court said $1 million should be enough. i don't think it's enough. this estate is worth billions of dollars. >> i want to go to mary margaret, senior news radio radaronline. i want to ask you about the chef. what do we know about this chef? what did the chef, the personal chef to michael jackson, see or hear? >> the chef was

but from a legal perspective, michael jackson's the father. he determined who's going to take care of these kids now. he did that in his will. and katherine jackson is the named guardian. it looks like she's going to probably keep guardianship unless something happens to her. >> i want to take a listen to more of dr. arnold klein. he was asked on "good morning america" whether or not he is one of the doctors who's being investigated by the dea and lapd. take a listen. >> no, i'm not one of the five doctors, i'm not one of the doctors. i've not been examined by anyone, okay? i've not been contact by the police it in los angeles. so i don't know what to tell you, but i'm not one of the doctors. i was his doctor. >> so those are untrue? >> i've given him medication, yes. but you can take all the medication i gave him in a year right now and nothing would happen to you. >> that's dr. arnold klein on "good morning america" this morning. mike brooks, the fact that he hasn't been interviewed yet, does that mean he's not one of the fife doctors? or is

jackson's body was there inside a golden casket. >> i love you, michael, and i'll miss you. >> straightmily is coming in and out. the jackson siblings. the entire jackson inner circle is coming back, and they keep coming back out. the fans are going crazy. they're stopping to talk. they're waving out the window. it's an amazing thing. actually, right now, if you can see, there's a limo pulling up behind me. as we speak. they're try to get them in safely. it's very organized. everybody -- everybody is abiding by the rules. and is just having a good time and celebrating michael jackson out here. >> i want to go back to mike walker, senior editor with "the national enquirer" who was there at the staples center today. why is his body being kept in a secret location? >> there's obviously drama going on. we believe behind the scenes as we talked about the other day, nancy, michael never wanted to be buried at neverland. we believe that was joe's plan. we think mrs. jackson and the girls interfered with that and said, look, he would not want to be buried there. even if he could have gotten, yo

here with you ♪ >>> we are back now with more of this special edition of "today," remembering michael jacksontuesday morning, july 7th, 2009. and you are looking live at the scene in los angeles, california, where memorial service is being held today for michael joseph jackson. otherwise known as the self-proclaimed king of pop. at the staples center. and that is going to be a real scene in just a couple of hours. as thousands of people descend on that building, and the outlying area to pay their final respects to michael jackson. i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales and maria soleste from our sister network telemundo. meredith is in los angeles. let me ask you to take us through the evolution of the morning. you've been there for a couple of hours. have you been able to see a change in the scene there? >> yeah, a subtle change, actually. very quiet when we arrived and now there is definitely more police presence as fans make their way up to the perimeter. in about five minutes they're going to open up the barricades so those folks who have tickets and have their wrist bands on, so they

happening now, a last look at michael jackson two days before he died. from his very last rehearsal. cnn's anderson cooper will be here. he spoke with officials who put that video out. >>> and jackson is said to have suffered from insomnia, but did he take a powerful drug to fall asleep? an expert tells us this drug forces the entire brain into a medically induced coma and warns anyone thinking of taking it for insomnia, it can kill you. i'm suzanne malveaux, and you're in "the situation room." >>> exactly one week after michael jackson's death, still a lot of breaking news unfolding. we have this brand-new video of the king of pop rehearsing two days before he died. cnn has learned a memorial will be held for jackson tuesday at the staples center in los angeles. and we are awaiting rare video from inside neverland ranch. in the midst of all of this, jermaine jackson is speaking ou his reported drug use. mary snow, what can you tell us? >> reporter: jermaine jackson got tearful at times in an interview with nbc and he said he would be hurt if toxicology

a stunning report in an attempt to save michael jackson years before his tragic death. two sources close to the jackson family tell cnn his sister janet tried to stage an intervention in 2007, with the help of some of her brothers. but her plan backfired. michael reportedly told his security guards at his home in las vegas not to let the family members in. then this twist. "people" magazine reported it, and members of the jackson family released this statement, denying planning, participating, or even having any knowledge whatsoever about an intervention. but janet didn't sign the statement. joining me now with more, natisha lance, producer for "nancy grace." dr. reef karim, a psychiatrist and addiction specialist. and editor for us weekly cover. us weekly's cover stor, truth about the kids hits newsstands today. natisha, what is this 2007, an intervention, sister janet trying to get this thing going? what happened? >> more and more keeps coming out, vinnie. 2007, janet jackson paid a visit to her brother, michael jackson, she found him to be very emaciated and took it u

they love michael jackson. how can you describe michael jackson when you look at michael jackson or einstein or beethoven, it's genius. but i have to say something here. i agree with reverend sharpton. i'll tell you why. even cnn who i truly love, your "headline news," nancy grace and jane velez, all they're doing is attacking michael jackson. they're not bringing up anything positive on the michael jackson family and fox news is doing the same. i'm not old enough to remember when elvis died, but i can tell you this, we need to respect the dead and at least let him be buried before all this is put out there. i think "man in the mirror" was perfect. >> i appreciate that. i can't believe you weren't old enough. i remember when elvis died and i remember where i was. we had just gotten cable. i have to tell you it's hln now. i'm not going to criticize my colleagues, but it's hln, not "headline news." >> you have to look at the balance of the coverage. i think you can look at not only news channels, but there are a

michael jackson's rose-draped casket in front of the stage. is comeback series in london. others stepped into the spotlight to give him his due. ♪ everyone taking control of me ♪ ♪ i'm so confused will you sold me ♪ ♪ you'll be there for me and care enough for me ♪ ♪ hold me ♪ show me ♪ carry me there ♪ yeah ♪ lead me ♪ comfort and feed me ♪ kiss me and free me ♪ free me ♪ carry me ♪ carry me slowly ♪ pick me up slowly ♪ carry me there >> i was 13 when we met and from that day on our friendship grew. michael always knew that he could count on me to support him or be his date and that we would have fun no matter where we were. we had a bond and maybe it was because we both understood what it was like being in the spotlight from a very, very young age. i used to tease him and i'd say, you know, i started when i was 11 months old. you're a slacker. you were, what, 5? we never filmed a video or recorded a song but what we did do was laugh. it was always a competition to see who could make the other one laugh more or be sillier. michael loved to lau

i think stacey brown, co-author of "michael jackson: the man behind the mask." ey brown, his will specifically says katherine jackson. now, we all think janet jackson is so close to them. but she actually lives on the other side of the country and rarely sees them. >> nancy, you're right. and look. katherine has had a hand in raising her other grandchildren as well. this is not anything that's foreign to her. i've seen those kids many times. and those grandchildren of hers are very happy with her. the other thing about it is, we saw a really good thing on sunday. the pictures of katherine taking them to the kingdom hall jehovah's witnesses. they're getting religion. something that they probably didn't get with their father. that can only be a good thing. >> yeah. you know what, stacey brown? there's nothing wrong with a dose of religion. with that i can agree with you. but to you, doctor, dr. jeff gardere, the point made by amy in georgia is that the grandmother's 79 years old. but you cannot subvert the will. >> that's right. here's the issue. what you said is a

she truly believed michael jackson was a great father to these children. and all right i have these children but i want michael to raise them. everything has changed because michael is gone now. maybe those maternal instincts come out, the biology comes fighting through and somehow screaming, hey, someone has to take care of these kids and i should be doing it. i'm biologically connected to them. their father isn't here. >> she gave up her parental rights. it doesn't matter that she tried to get them back. it only takes a certain amount of -- certain kind of personality to give up your parental rights at any point for any reason at any time. and the fact is that the timing of it -- i don't know what's on her mind. you might be right. the time iing this is suspiciou. you hear one day, here is the jackson will. she is the only one specifically left out. and then right after that, we hear she's talking to a los angeles reporter saying she wants her kids. is there a connection between those two events? some would say it's pretty interesting that her comments ca

this was february of 2007, after a visit with michael jackson. jackson felt, she became very concerned about his health. she said he was very emaciated. she wanted to stage this intervention. she tried to get the help of her brothers to get onboard with it. there are reports about this intervention that was going to happen. the jackson family ended up releasing a statement to "people" magazine where certain members of the family signed bought but janet jackson's name was missing from that statement released. >> special guests joining us tonight. a rabbi, thank you for being with us. he is a jackson former rabbi and author of "kosher sutra." rabbi, thank you for being with us. sir, were you familiar with jackson's drug use? >> to be honest, we're not children here. the whole of america, the whole of the world was familiar. >> that is a yes? >> anyone who saw him in 2005 trial saw that he was out to lunch. michael had a terrible affliction of a soul that he interpreted as an ailment of the body. everything hurt. he always had doctors who did not see